Hector and the Search for Happiness: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hector and the Search for Happiness audiobook runs 3.7 hours unabridged, narrated by James Clamp (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 3.7 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Clamp
James Clamp narrates 35 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 283 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
374 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Elevation
- The Time Machine
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- Red at the Bone
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Hector and the Search for Happiness is an audiobook by François Lelord: a 3.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Clamp, released August 31, 2010, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Clamp
- Released
- August 31, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781615731084
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hector and the Search for Happiness audiobook?
Hector and the Search for Happiness runs 3.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.
Is the Hector and the Search for Happiness audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hector and the Search for Happiness?
Hector and the Search for Happiness is narrated by James Clamp.